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Paediatric service drop during early COVID-19 hints at future pandemic preparedness
Clinical attendance for ambulatory paediatric care has decreased during the early COVID-19 period in a large tertiary teaching hospital in Singapore, reports a study, noting implications for future pandemic preparedness including healthcare resource allocation and communication.
A healthy lifestyle key to mitigating long COVID
In a study assessing the correlation between modifiable lifestyle factors and post-COVID-19 outcomes, the risk of post-COVID-19 multisystem sequelae, death, and hospitalization decreased across healthy lifestyle categories during both the acute and post-acute phases of infection.
Simple tests predict liver stiffness in people living with HIV, liver disease
A recent study has noted the excellent specificity and negative predictive value of FIB-4 and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) fibrosis score (NFS) in diagnosing advanced fibrosis (AF, bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis) among people living with HIV (PWH).
Does obesity raise mortality risk in COVID-19 patients?
Obesity does not appear to elevate the risk of death in critically ill patients with COVID-19, results of a study have shown. In addition, patients with BMI <25 kg/m2 have a higher rate of mortality than those with greater BMI levels.